Lewis Swift discovered NGC 2900 = Sw. III-45 on 10 Mar 1886 and logged "eeF, pL, R, in vacancy." His position is 5 sec of RA east and 1' south of UGC 5065.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/25/95): very faint, moderately large, 1.5' diameter, very low surface brightness, very weak concentration, ill-defined halo. A mag 14.5 star is 1.0' SW of center.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb